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david, you sat down with speaker boehner for an interview. do you get a sense there is a face saving solution for either side in this? >> reporter: well, i think for the republicans they have rallied around the idea this may be a clumsy way of cutting spending but is still a spending cut and that is preferable to raising taxes. i talked about the dynamic with speaker boehner between him and the president harkening back to the meeting they had friday. here is part of that exchange. what goes on in these meetings? you talk about a nice conversation. you keep talking about your relationship being pretty good with the president. it's hard for any of us to believe that, given how personal it seems, given how pointed the language seems to be, and that you're just at such a basic philosophical, ideological, practical disagreement. i mean, you've got -- congress left town. >> we had a very pleasant meeting, but it was also a very frank meeting. i made it clear to the president that he got a trillion dollars worth of tax hikes in obama care. he got an
david, you sat down with speaker boehner for an interview. do you get a sense there is a face saving solution for either side in this? >> reporter: well, i think for the republicans they have rallied around the idea this may be a clumsy way of cutting spending but is still a spending cut and that is preferable to raising taxes. i talked about the dynamic with speaker boehner between him and the president harkening back to the meeting they had friday. here is part of that exchange. what...
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. >> reporter: minutes before the president entered the east room house speaker john boehner asked his own question. >> well, mr. president, why have you given up on the country and decided to campaign full time instead of doing what the american people sent us all here to do? >> reporter: while he didn't address the question directly, the president denied he was trying to pull a harry truman. >> if congress does something i can't run against a do-nothing congress. if congress does nothing then it's not a matter of me running against them. i think the american people will run them out of town. >> reporter: the white house is pulling out all the stops to try to fix their economic brand these days. even using the clinton card tomorrow. secretary of state hillary clinton guest hosts the president's jobs council meeting, brian. >> chuck todd, thanks for that. up next, as we continue, the advice that may stun millions of americans who have been told they need that routine test for prostate cancer. and now the question, what are men to do now? >>> we're back with a potential game-changer in
. >> reporter: minutes before the president entered the east room house speaker john boehner asked his own question. >> well, mr. president, why have you given up on the country and decided to campaign full time instead of doing what the american people sent us all here to do? >> reporter: while he didn't address the question directly, the president denied he was trying to pull a harry truman. >> if congress does something i can't run against a do-nothing congress. if...
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boehner says the votes are not there, but according to our math they are. the house currently has 432 members and three vacancies. a majority to pass anything is now 217. all the house democrats are on record supporting a temporary clean spending bill. and we've identified these twenty house republicans who told us they, too, would support a clean bill. that brings the total to 220, three more than necessary. and brian, a little breaking news tonight. tomorrow the president will formally announce that janet yellin will be his choice to replace the current federal reserve chairman ben bernanke as the next chair. his term ends at the start of next year. she would have to get confirmation by the senate, but it would make history if she's confirmed. >> chuck todd from the white house tonight. chuck, thanks. >>> after eight days of this, the ripple effects keep rolling in. the cdc has been effected. much of staff furloughed. now, there is a recall of chicken that has now made 300 people sick in different states. wall street is reacting to the possibility of defa
boehner says the votes are not there, but according to our math they are. the house currently has 432 members and three vacancies. a majority to pass anything is now 217. all the house democrats are on record supporting a temporary clean spending bill. and we've identified these twenty house republicans who told us they, too, would support a clean bill. that brings the total to 220, three more than necessary. and brian, a little breaking news tonight. tomorrow the president will formally...
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that leaves house speaker john boehner to wait out the deadline and the political heat. >> i'll be here tomorrow. i'll be here in the white house, and accept the president's invitation to meet. >> reporter: senators stuck around, knowing they would not fix the mess today. >> what we're about to go through is in some respects a charade. >> reporter: even the senate chaplain tailored his daily prayer to fit the dysfunction. >> let us rise up, oh god, and save us from ourselves. >> reporter: $85 billion in automatic across-the-board cuts begin tomorrow, split between defense and domestic spending programs. last-minute alternatives were dead on arrival today. one by democrats with new taxes to protect domestic programs. another from republicans who want to rework cuts to soften the blow to defense. both failed. >> we're ready to work. but at this stage, we can't -- we don't have the partners. >> reporter: not a good enough answer when you talk to a butcher shop owner in nebraska. >> the people in washington, they don't know what goes on out here. there's somebody sitting behind a desk and t
that leaves house speaker john boehner to wait out the deadline and the political heat. >> i'll be here tomorrow. i'll be here in the white house, and accept the president's invitation to meet. >> reporter: senators stuck around, knowing they would not fix the mess today. >> what we're about to go through is in some respects a charade. >> reporter: even the senate chaplain tailored his daily prayer to fit the dysfunction. >> let us rise up, oh god, and save us from...
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boehner? or maybe bieber. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> that is our broadcast on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> right now at 6:00, who is the man behind the barge? new details about the tanker crash at the bay bridge and the pil pilot's checkered history. >> reporter: and in san jose we may soon see more curbside dining outside. i'll tell you why it may cost the city nothing. >>> surgery suspended the problem left in the east bay hospital scrambling this afternoon. >>> good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. it could have been disastrous. everyone is having trouble understanding how it exactly happened. tonight federal investigators are joining the probe into what's being now called a major incident. an oil tanker hitting the bay bridge for the first time -- excu
boehner? or maybe bieber. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> that is our broadcast on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> right now at 6:00, who is the man behind the barge? new details about the tanker crash at the bay bridge and the pil pilot's checkered history. >>...
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house speaker john boehner began the day today saying he believed that laws were broken. he said, my question isn't who is going to resign. my question is who is going to jail over this scandal? now the irs continues to blame the targeting of conservatives and a few rogue employees in h the cincinnati office which handles applications for tax exempt status. sources say the irs commissioner told them two employees there have been disciplined. but a veteran lawyer told us today that this problem was not limited to cincinnati, that her clients who were also targeted received letters as well from california and even from washington, d.c. now, the attorney general has tried to take the initiative by promising congress a nationwide investigation to see if employees broke the law. >> is your investigation going to go beyond cincinnati, beyond ohio? is it going to be a national investigation? >> yes, it would. the facts will take us wherever they take us. it will not be only one city. we'll go wherever the facts lead us. this is something that we will base -- at least at the begi
house speaker john boehner began the day today saying he believed that laws were broken. he said, my question isn't who is going to resign. my question is who is going to jail over this scandal? now the irs continues to blame the targeting of conservatives and a few rogue employees in h the cincinnati office which handles applications for tax exempt status. sources say the irs commissioner told them two employees there have been disciplined. but a veteran lawyer told us today that this problem...
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. >> reporter: today house speaker john boehner ordered flagged lowered at capitol hill to honor gabe zimmerman shot and killed. >> an attack on one who serves is an attack on all that serve. >> we stand before you with the deepest sandness. >> reporter: members of congress and their families are deeply shaken. florida's debbie wasserman shuttz says her young daughter is anxious. >> she asked me, mommy, are you going to get shot? i was trying to reassure her and tell her, of course not. i'm going to be okay. don't worry. >> gifford's husband, shuttle astronaut, mark kelly, has told some of her colleagues her condition is very grim. mark's twin brother, scott, is commander of the international space station and sent this twitter message from space. what is going on in our country that such a good person can be the subject of such senseless violence? well-liked and respected, giffords once a republican switched parties years ago. >> residents in my district are sick and tired of all of the partisan bickering and political games around securing the u.s.-mexican border. >> reporter: vanda
. >> reporter: today house speaker john boehner ordered flagged lowered at capitol hill to honor gabe zimmerman shot and killed. >> an attack on one who serves is an attack on all that serve. >> we stand before you with the deepest sandness. >> reporter: members of congress and their families are deeply shaken. florida's debbie wasserman shuttz says her young daughter is anxious. >> she asked me, mommy, are you going to get shot? i was trying to reassure her and...
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. >>> house speaker john boehner began appointing a committee today to investigate the september 11, 2012, attack on the u.s. diplomatic post in benghazi, libya, that killed four americans including u.s. ambassador chris stevens. and separately the republican chairman of the house oversight committee, darrell issa, subpoenaed secretary of state john kerry to testify about the administration's response to the attack. skipping the usual step of issuing an official invitation to appear. a release of internal white house e-mails with new details about the response to the attack has raised questions among republicans about whether the administration was truthful about its initial characterization of the attack. >>> and in afghanistan, a desperate search tonight after days of heavy rain triggered a landslide in a remote village in the northeast. at least 153 people were killed and more than 2,000 are missing tonight. about 300 homes were buried. that's about 1/3 of all the houses in the area. >>> in this country, the news on unemployment took just about everyone by surprise today. 288,000
. >>> house speaker john boehner began appointing a committee today to investigate the september 11, 2012, attack on the u.s. diplomatic post in benghazi, libya, that killed four americans including u.s. ambassador chris stevens. and separately the republican chairman of the house oversight committee, darrell issa, subpoenaed secretary of state john kerry to testify about the administration's response to the attack. skipping the usual step of issuing an official invitation to appear. a...
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. >> i've been talking to republicans, brian, on capitol hill, people close to speaker boehner who are asking the same question. what's likely now is that the house will kick it back over to the senate till we get closer and closer to a shutdown. you have a relatively small group of legislators. you have tea party conservatives in the house who don't want to give up on this obama care defunding fight. ted cruz, who you just mentioned, has been personally calling members of the house getting them energized about this saying let's stand our ground and keep this going. you have a lot of republicans who are worried about the political fallout falling all on them. and yes, this is even before we get to the debt limit fight which the president addressed today as well. >> our government at work, here we go. david gregory, thanks. we should tell you as all of this plays out through the weekend, senator ted cruz will join david exclusively on "meet the press" sunday morning on this very nbc station. >>> now to some of the very, very tense and dramatic moments in the sky over idaho last night wh
. >> i've been talking to republicans, brian, on capitol hill, people close to speaker boehner who are asking the same question. what's likely now is that the house will kick it back over to the senate till we get closer and closer to a shutdown. you have a relatively small group of legislators. you have tea party conservatives in the house who don't want to give up on this obama care defunding fight. ted cruz, who you just mentioned, has been personally calling members of the house...
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in fact, this evening, speaker boehner released a statement saying an increase in taxes would be bad for jobs and just won't pass the house. brian? >> kristen welker who was there for the president's statement. thanks. >>> new research tonight about autism, a complex disorder, extraordinarily difficult, of course, for the families that struggle with it. naturally, one of the big questions is -- what causes it? what makes some children autistic? for a long time, the best understanding has been it's a function somehow, of genetics. but tonight, new research suggests that what researchers call "environmental factors" may play at least as big a role. >> i think this is a really exciting first step for us, you know, to really start to delve into the environmental risk factor for autism and i think the difference is that once identified you can actually do something about it so we can actually, potentially, start thinking about prevention down the road. >> the next step, obviously, in this, is to determine which environmental factors may be at play. the best guess right now, according to t
in fact, this evening, speaker boehner released a statement saying an increase in taxes would be bad for jobs and just won't pass the house. brian? >> kristen welker who was there for the president's statement. thanks. >>> new research tonight about autism, a complex disorder, extraordinarily difficult, of course, for the families that struggle with it. naturally, one of the big questions is -- what causes it? what makes some children autistic? for a long time, the best...
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. >> reporter: back from a ten-day recess, house speaker john boehner. >> if the president was serious, he would sit down with harry reid and begin to address our problems. >> reporter: trying to capitalize on the visit by to washington, the white house released detailed, state by state reports. in california, 9,600 low-income students could lose financial aid. in texas, nearly $68 million for teachers and schools could be slashed. and in virginia, 90,000 civilian defense department employees could be furloughed. the president punctuated the urgency. >> all of us are concerned about our politics. both in our own parties as well as the other parties. but at some point, we've got to do some governing. >> reporter: still, there have been no negotiations. no progress all weekend. not even a phone call between the president and republicans in days. so why the lack of movement, especially if the cuts are so drastic? >> what you're seeing right now is solely that political positioning, trying to put themselves in a place where they are the ones dictating the terms of the eventual agreement to
. >> reporter: back from a ten-day recess, house speaker john boehner. >> if the president was serious, he would sit down with harry reid and begin to address our problems. >> reporter: trying to capitalize on the visit by to washington, the white house released detailed, state by state reports. in california, 9,600 low-income students could lose financial aid. in texas, nearly $68 million for teachers and schools could be slashed. and in virginia, 90,000 civilian defense...
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a flood of top republicans including speaker boehner and the party chairman condemned what he had to say. so late today he tried again, writing "i apologize for the insensitive term i used. there was no malice in my heart or intent to offend. that word and the negative attitudes that come with it should be left in the 20th century." and the congressman said that he's sorry his comments are a distraction from the real immigration debate. brian? >> kelly o'donnell in washington tonight. kelly, thanks. >>> now to the economy and the environment could be on a bit of a collision course tonight with the obama administration's new proposals for tighter emissions controls for cars that could, in turn, raise the price of gas. our report tonight from nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: at this rest stop in new jersey, the verdict is clear. cleaner air is good. >> everyone wants cleaner air. >> reporter: high gas prices are bad. >> it's ridiculous. i drive for a living. it's ridiculous for me. >> reporter: but can drivers have one without the other? the epa announced a clean air proposal today t
a flood of top republicans including speaker boehner and the party chairman condemned what he had to say. so late today he tried again, writing "i apologize for the insensitive term i used. there was no malice in my heart or intent to offend. that word and the negative attitudes that come with it should be left in the 20th century." and the congressman said that he's sorry his comments are a distraction from the real immigration debate. brian? >> kelly o'donnell in washington...
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not enough though for house speaker john boehner, who wants to send the national guard to the border. in a letter to the president, he said, "the policies of your administration have directly resulted in the belief by these immigrants that once they reach u.s. soil they will be able to stay here indefinitely." texas democratic congressman henry cuellar. >> we should care for them, we should detain them and look at immediate or expedited removal. >> reporter: the administration says it will also spend more than $400 million in central america to counter poverty and gangs, and to help repatriate citizens deported by the u.s. vice president joe biden was in guatemala today urging officials to rein in the uncontrolled exodus. mark potter, nbc news, miami. >>> fireworks in washington as the ongoing scandal of the irs took a bizarre turn. the head of the irs told a congressional committee today the agency lost evidence in the investigation into how they handle conservative political groups. specifically, e-mails from top irs officials have allegedly gone missing, and given how long the irs
not enough though for house speaker john boehner, who wants to send the national guard to the border. in a letter to the president, he said, "the policies of your administration have directly resulted in the belief by these immigrants that once they reach u.s. soil they will be able to stay here indefinitely." texas democratic congressman henry cuellar. >> we should care for them, we should detain them and look at immediate or expedited removal. >> reporter: the...
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. >>> house speaker john boehner called on the white house to release an e-mail sent by a state department official about the attack on the u.s. consulate in ben zazi benghazi, libya, that left four people dead, including our u.s. ambassador, chris stevens. the e-mail which came up in a dramatic hearing again yesterday said libya told the u.s. the attack was the work of islamic militants. secretary of state kerry said today anyone guilty of wrongdoing in connection with the attack will be dealt with. >>> something of a frenzy late today in the u.s. capitol rotunda as senator john mccain walked in. but this was more about his guest for today, prince harry, kicking off his week-long u.s. visit. he met with officials from a charity that deals with land mines, a cause that was close to his mother's heart. he later stopped by the white house for afternoon tea with the first lady and dr. jill biden at a ceremony honoring military moms and wives. tomorrow he visits arlington. next week he will survey hurricane sandy damage on the new jersey shore. >>> still ahead for us tonight, something that mi
. >>> house speaker john boehner called on the white house to release an e-mail sent by a state department official about the attack on the u.s. consulate in ben zazi benghazi, libya, that left four people dead, including our u.s. ambassador, chris stevens. the e-mail which came up in a dramatic hearing again yesterday said libya told the u.s. the attack was the work of islamic militants. secretary of state kerry said today anyone guilty of wrongdoing in connection with the attack will...
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. >> reporter: while speaker john boehner who had not called for shinseki to step down made the president's leadership the issue. >> one personnel change cannot be used as the excuse to paper over a systemic problem. >> reporter: v.a. care is in greater demand than ever before. consider the complicated needs of ageing vets from the vietnam era and younger iraq and afghanistan veterans who survived the battlefield but need ongoing care. nearly 9 million are enrolled at the v.a., a jump of 1.7 million over the past decade. but outpatient visits to v.a. doctors and clinics soared. the v.a. reports over 50 million visits in '83 but over 84 million in 2012. >> everybody is being over worked ask that's, to me, that's the main issue. >> reporter: with all of that strain, the veterans we talked to and lawmakers here say the va needs a deep management overhaul that could actually change the culture inside that huge bureaucracy, brian? >> kelly o'donnell on capitol hill, chuck todd at the white house before that. thank you both. >>> the president accepted another resignation today. jay carney has cho
. >> reporter: while speaker john boehner who had not called for shinseki to step down made the president's leadership the issue. >> one personnel change cannot be used as the excuse to paper over a systemic problem. >> reporter: v.a. care is in greater demand than ever before. consider the complicated needs of ageing vets from the vietnam era and younger iraq and afghanistan veterans who survived the battlefield but need ongoing care. nearly 9 million are enrolled at the...
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if you just take away 50 seats, john boehner would get to 228. that's why at this point this is all about turning out the base. president obama today in providence, rhode island, trying to do just that. [ applause ] a new day, a new state but the same message. president obama stumping in yet another democratic stronghold, providence, rhode island. over the weekend, he wrapped up a four-day, five-state swing in another stronghold, very blue minneapolis. >> so in 2008, you said, yes, we can. in 2010, you've got to say, yes, we can. >> reporter: fighting to maintain control of the house, nancy pelosi joined the president saturday in minneapolis to raise money. but the two shunned cameras. together, they've become red meat for republican tv ads. cameras did catch pelosi boarding air force one for the trip back to washington. while many democrats nationally are running away from the president, that's not the case in rhode island, where mr. obama is staying neutral in the governor's race because of a personal friendship with republican turned independe
if you just take away 50 seats, john boehner would get to 228. that's why at this point this is all about turning out the base. president obama today in providence, rhode island, trying to do just that. [ applause ] a new day, a new state but the same message. president obama stumping in yet another democratic stronghold, providence, rhode island. over the weekend, he wrapped up a four-day, five-state swing in another stronghold, very blue minneapolis. >> so in 2008, you said, yes, we...
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optimistic democrats believing that the house can be saved, experts say a new face -- republican john boehner -- is likely to be seen in the speaker's office next year. >> chances are good that all the gains the democrats maid de in house, 50 seats plus, are going to be erased in this election. >> reporter: to give you an idea of the lengths to which obama will reach younger voters it appears he'll be on ""the daily show." lester? >> thanks, mike. the house control of the senate is proving harder to predict. one reason, a three-way race in alaska where in addition to a democrat there are two republicans in the race. but only one of them is actually on the ballot. tonight, all three face off in a debate. nbc's lee cowan is in anchorage tonight. lee? >> reporter: well, lester, this election might end up in court and the reason for that is because traditionally, historically anyway, write-in candidates for the senate don't have much impact on a race, but this one is so tight that determining a winner on election night may come down to handwriting and voter intent. incumbent senators argues but e
optimistic democrats believing that the house can be saved, experts say a new face -- republican john boehner -- is likely to be seen in the speaker's office next year. >> chances are good that all the gains the democrats maid de in house, 50 seats plus, are going to be erased in this election. >> reporter: to give you an idea of the lengths to which obama will reach younger voters it appears he'll be on ""the daily show." lester? >> thanks, mike. the house...
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speaker boehner made a crack the other day saying, i'm only the speaker of the house, which is to say he has a rested group of conservative republicans who want to make good on this pledge to cut where they voted to cut. he may not be able to control his rank and file the way he'd like. >> we all remember going down that road 16 years ago with a government shut down. david, thank you very much. >>> jeff rossen over at the news desk for a look at the other top headlines. >> good morning, everyone. we're going to begin this morning with a new round of deadly protests in the middle east, this time in libya, where at least 15 people have been killed and demonstrators are back on the streets today. nbc ron allen live in cairo with more on this. ron, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, jeff. yes, the numbers we have are a lot higher than 15. human rights groups are estimating as many as 100 people killed in libya yesterday. the government there, the military are cracking down hard on the protesters. we just spoke to an activist who is out there in the streets by telephone. it is im
speaker boehner made a crack the other day saying, i'm only the speaker of the house, which is to say he has a rested group of conservative republicans who want to make good on this pledge to cut where they voted to cut. he may not be able to control his rank and file the way he'd like. >> we all remember going down that road 16 years ago with a government shut down. david, thank you very much. >>> jeff rossen over at the news desk for a look at the other top headlines. >>...
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i think while there are those who want to defund obama care, i can tell you, speaker boehner thinks the better, more palatable fight is to try to delay it and link it to the debt ceiling. that they'll pursue a bill, that would raise the debt ceiling, but include the delaying obama care. what they have felt is a lot of pressure from the house, and from senators like ted cruz and mike leeb, who will say, no, we want this fight over defunding obama care. the speaker said, okay, let's have the fight. >> does the president show an appetite, though, to negotiate over obama care? >> he says no. the problem, lester, is that if he calls for a vote right now in the senate, i don't think the votes are there to raise the debt ceiling. he's going to have to do some negotiation at some level to get it through in the end. >> other issues, the more moderate president of iran rowhani is going to be in new york this week. he had showed some softening, open negotiations with washington in his conversation with ann curry. do we think he will sit down with the president in his visit to the country? >> i thi
i think while there are those who want to defund obama care, i can tell you, speaker boehner thinks the better, more palatable fight is to try to delay it and link it to the debt ceiling. that they'll pursue a bill, that would raise the debt ceiling, but include the delaying obama care. what they have felt is a lot of pressure from the house, and from senators like ted cruz and mike leeb, who will say, no, we want this fight over defunding obama care. the speaker said, okay, let's have the...
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in a statement house speaker john boehner said every day i hear from people in my district who say no matter how hard they work, they still struggle to make ends meet. but democrats called it a clear victory. still, they acknowledged many americans are focused on other issues right now. >> a lot of people are so concerned about ebola, and then, of course, with isis, they are also concerned. so i think the economy, i think we have sort of taken it for granted that the economy is going to get better. >> reporter: political analysts say the jobs report may not be enough for democrats in tough congressional races. >> democrats can take comfort in the job numbers, but not a huge boost because republicans can repeat back what the president has been saying which is that average voters are not feeling it. >> reporter: but the president may benefit as he hits the home stretch of his presidency if jobs keep coming back. >> his approval rating has stabilized because the public supports his response to isis. it has ticked up a little bit. this can only help. >> reporter: democrats are encouraging
in a statement house speaker john boehner said every day i hear from people in my district who say no matter how hard they work, they still struggle to make ends meet. but democrats called it a clear victory. still, they acknowledged many americans are focused on other issues right now. >> a lot of people are so concerned about ebola, and then, of course, with isis, they are also concerned. so i think the economy, i think we have sort of taken it for granted that the economy is going to...
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they're the home states of his two chief republican rivals, house speaker john boehner and senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. it's part of the president's effort to win support for the bill in congress. palestinian president mahmoud abbas appears determined to press ahead with a bid for u.n. recognition of statehood. the palestinian officials say they'll give the security council some time to review their application for statehood. and a major new study is challenging the way many kidney...
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president obama and house speaker john boehner clash in duelling primetime speeches over debt crisis. >> this is no way to run the greatest country on earth. >> the sad truth is the president wanted a blank check six months ago. he wants a blank check today. >> which side will blink first with the deadline now just one week away? >>> closer to freedom? forensic experts slam the evidence used to find amanda knox guilty of murder offers the family new hope that the conviction will be overturned. this morning, amanda's mother who just met with her daughter speaks out. >>> and lucky lucy. a 6-year-old girl who nearly lost her leg to a shark attack in just 18 inches of water talks about the horrific ordeal for the first time today, tuesday, july 26, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning. i'm ann curry. >> and i'm matt lauer. boy, it's interesting to watch these two speeches in primetime last night. the president went first and delivered a tough message at the white house. he warned americans of an impending economic crisis if
president obama and house speaker john boehner clash in duelling primetime speeches over debt crisis. >> this is no way to run the greatest country on earth. >> the sad truth is the president wanted a blank check six months ago. he wants a blank check today. >> which side will blink first with the deadline now just one week away? >>> closer to freedom? forensic experts slam the evidence used to find amanda knox guilty of murder offers the family new hope that the...
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aides to boehner were not happy with how little notice the white house gave the speaker. hours later he sent this letter back to the president, suggesting that the address be held on the following evening when the speaker claimed there would be fewer parliamentary or logistical impediments that might detract from your remarks. before boehner's letter, mitt romney who had planned to one up the president by unveiling his jobs plan next tuesday indicated he'd look forward to the unique split-screen opportunity, saying in a statement, tv viewers will have a choice between republican candidates talking about the future of america or barack obama talking about the future of his presidency. >> today i'd like to outline my plan to put america back to work. >> reporter: another republican hopeful, jon huntsman, who has struggled to gain traction, released his jobs plan wednesday. it calls for expanding free trade, slashing government regulations, simplifying the tax code by lowering rates, but also getting rid of some popular tax deductions, including the one for home mortgages. n
aides to boehner were not happy with how little notice the white house gave the speaker. hours later he sent this letter back to the president, suggesting that the address be held on the following evening when the speaker claimed there would be fewer parliamentary or logistical impediments that might detract from your remarks. before boehner's letter, mitt romney who had planned to one up the president by unveiling his jobs plan next tuesday indicated he'd look forward to the unique...
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does he sit down in a room and honestly openly negotiate with speaker boehner, mitch mcconnell, or does he come in, give a set of demands and go hold a press conference? they can, i believe, hammer out -- >> same can the said on the other side, by the way. >> but if the president is willing to do it, the republicans have no choice. i mean, you can't turn down a president who just won re-election if he's sincere and willing to negotiate. >> going to take some bold initiatives which is my segue into your book, okay, because you've written this book about george washington and his bold moves to break the stalemate of the revolutionary war. so much has been written about george washington. what do you want readers to take away from this book that's new? >> well, i think particularly this morning is the launch of an american legacy book tour that calista and i are doing because she has two new children's books out for american history. the first thing is to say to people we have a long history of overcoming adversity. george washington is probably the greatest example of that, and in "victor
does he sit down in a room and honestly openly negotiate with speaker boehner, mitch mcconnell, or does he come in, give a set of demands and go hold a press conference? they can, i believe, hammer out -- >> same can the said on the other side, by the way. >> but if the president is willing to do it, the republicans have no choice. i mean, you can't turn down a president who just won re-election if he's sincere and willing to negotiate. >> going to take some bold initiatives...
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a spokesperson for john boehner said the president has been awol when it comes to fixing the crisis. this is going to be a hot button issue. lester? >> thanks. >>> there are new developments into the death of a new york city man put in a choke hold by police. that is caught on tape. the medical examiner's office ruled his death a homicide. protesters are planning to rally today. anne thompson has more. >> reporter: today, we expect to hear from eric garner's family about his death being rule add homicide. a death that happened after his arrest by new york city police. the city medical examiner finding the choke hold used on the man suspected of illegally selling cigarettes caused his death. asthma, obesity and heart disease were factors. the shocking and violent images angered city residents. emergency workers on the tape appear to do nothing to help a struggling garner. there's the issue of white police officers subduing a black suspect. the city's african-american community rallied around his widow. activists and msnbc host reverend al sharpton got personal with the mayor bringing
a spokesperson for john boehner said the president has been awol when it comes to fixing the crisis. this is going to be a hot button issue. lester? >> thanks. >>> there are new developments into the death of a new york city man put in a choke hold by police. that is caught on tape. the medical examiner's office ruled his death a homicide. protesters are planning to rally today. anne thompson has more. >> reporter: today, we expect to hear from eric garner's family about...
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. >> reporter: minutes later, standing together, speaker john boehner and majority leader harry reid. >> i have confidence we can get this done. we're not there yet. >> i do think we've made some progress, but i want to reiterate there's no agreement. >> reporter: a crisis point. >> don't shut this government down. you're not going to shut it down on my watch. >> reporter: both parties battling over how deep federal cuts should go to keep the government open after friday. >> taking pot shots at everything republicans have proposed while rooting, rooting for a shutdown. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with nbc news before the white house meeting, majority leader reid said republicans refused to compromise. >> if there were a shutdown, are you responsible, at least in part? >> we have said, okay, what's your number? we'll go halfway. that wasn't good enough. what's your number? we'll go all the way. how can we be blamed when we have given them everything they want and they won't take yes for an answer? they won't take yes for an answer. >> reporter: reid's answer is blame the tea
. >> reporter: minutes later, standing together, speaker john boehner and majority leader harry reid. >> i have confidence we can get this done. we're not there yet. >> i do think we've made some progress, but i want to reiterate there's no agreement. >> reporter: a crisis point. >> don't shut this government down. you're not going to shut it down on my watch. >> reporter: both parties battling over how deep federal cuts should go to keep the government open...
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speaker john boehner who was in the house leadership with gingrich in the '90s tried to stay neutral. >> like all big figures they got some great ideas and then they have some other ideas. it would be hard to describe newt as not conservative. i'm not sure he is as conservative as some people think he is, but newt is a conservative. >> reporter: romney disagreed with that. >> this is a person who has a very questionable record when it comes to leading conservative principles. >> reporter: romney, who has struggled to appeal to tea party republicans nabbed the endorsement of one of the more prominent tea partiers from the 2010 campaign, failed delaware e delegate christine o'donnell who said the perception of romney as flip-flopper isn't an issue for her. >> that's one of the things i like about him because he has been consistent since he changed his mind. >> a little more evidence that the establishment is rallying against gingrich. the conservative national review penned an unusual editorial today. they wrote, we think it is important to urge republicans to have the good sense to rej
speaker john boehner who was in the house leadership with gingrich in the '90s tried to stay neutral. >> like all big figures they got some great ideas and then they have some other ideas. it would be hard to describe newt as not conservative. i'm not sure he is as conservative as some people think he is, but newt is a conservative. >> reporter: romney disagreed with that. >> this is a person who has a very questionable record when it comes to leading conservative principles....
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this time john boehner's tears needed no explanation. and it was the embrace of a capitol hill staffer -- >> whoa, whoa, whoa. >> reporter: it made the good-bye so real. >> i'm so proud of you. we're going to miss you. >> i miss you. >> reporter: and as personal as this all was, gabby giffords has been liked and respected for the work she did here, so house leaders move things around so that she could cast her last vote on a bill she had been working on for a long time, having to do with arizona's borders. every fellow democrat and every republican voted for it. matt. >> kelly o'donnell this morning, thank you for that report. we appreciate it. it's 16 minutes after the hour. here's ann. >> all right, matt. thanks. >>> authorities have now identified the bodies of three german passengers recovered from that ill-fated cruise ship off the coast of italy. this as the children of a missing american couple release a new statement on-line. nbc's michelle kazinski has the latest on this story. michelle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning,
this time john boehner's tears needed no explanation. and it was the embrace of a capitol hill staffer -- >> whoa, whoa, whoa. >> reporter: it made the good-bye so real. >> i'm so proud of you. we're going to miss you. >> i miss you. >> reporter: and as personal as this all was, gabby giffords has been liked and respected for the work she did here, so house leaders move things around so that she could cast her last vote on a bill she had been working on for a long...
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house speaker john boehner finally has a deal on the payroll tax cut but not a victory. >> we were here fighting for the right things. may not have been the politically the smartest thing in the world but i'm going to tell you what, i think our members waged a good fight. >> reporter: the outcome? working americans won't get a tax hike and the unemployment get to keep benefits for two more months. house republicans were getting pounded by the president and even some in their own party, for refusing to pass a short term extension first before working on a one-year deal. >> enough is enough. >> reporter: the president kept the pressure on all week, finally declaring victory thursday night, tweeting "thanks to all who shared $40 stories. today's victory is yours. keep making your voices heard. it makes all the difference." turning to campaign 2012, a former president, george h.w. bush, waded back into politics to call mitt romney the best choice. >> this is much more important to me personally than even politically. he's a real hero to me and to my family and i appreciate his support. >> r
house speaker john boehner finally has a deal on the payroll tax cut but not a victory. >> we were here fighting for the right things. may not have been the politically the smartest thing in the world but i'm going to tell you what, i think our members waged a good fight. >> reporter: the outcome? working americans won't get a tax hike and the unemployment get to keep benefits for two more months. house republicans were getting pounded by the president and even some in their own...
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speaker boehner. i now pass this -- >> reporter: pelosi herself had carried a giant ceremonial gavel for last year's health care reform vote. boehner aides would only describe his gavel as a gift from a constituent back home in ohio. >> that includes this gavel, which i accept cheerfully and gratefully, knowing that i am but its caretaker. after all, this is the people's house. >> reporter: and the new congress, led by john boehner, has a flurry of things planned, and today they expect to take a vote that would reduce the budgets that run all the offices of members of congress and around here on capitol hill. meredith? >> all right, kelly o'donnell, thank you very much. republican congresswoman michele bachmann from minnesota is the founder of the congressional tea party caucus. good morning to you. >> good morning, meredith. >> congresswoman bachmann, i know that the first big order of business for the house will be the repeal of the health care law. that is something that you have been a major advoc
speaker boehner. i now pass this -- >> reporter: pelosi herself had carried a giant ceremonial gavel for last year's health care reform vote. boehner aides would only describe his gavel as a gift from a constituent back home in ohio. >> that includes this gavel, which i accept cheerfully and gratefully, knowing that i am but its caretaker. after all, this is the people's house. >> reporter: and the new congress, led by john boehner, has a flurry of things planned, and today...
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top house republican john boehner slams president obama, accusing him of being in denial about the message voters sent on tuesday. this morning, top republican strategist, karl rove, speaks out. >>> and has he kicked the habit? we'll travel to indonesia to see if the toddler made famous in this viral video is still smoking today, friday, november this viral video is still smoking today, friday, november 5th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm meredith vieira. literally, the calm before the storm in port-au-prince, haiti, as now hurricane tomas bears down. >> the big, big concern this morning is the safety of the 1.3 million people who are still living in tent cities following january's earthquake there. up to 10 inches of rain is expected in some areas of that n nation. emergency crewsear that combined with high winds could produce dangerous mud slides. we're going to go live to haiti for the very latest in just a couple of minutes. >>> then to politics. the latest fallout ov
top house republican john boehner slams president obama, accusing him of being in denial about the message voters sent on tuesday. this morning, top republican strategist, karl rove, speaks out. >>> and has he kicked the habit? we'll travel to indonesia to see if the toddler made famous in this viral video is still smoking today, friday, november this viral video is still smoking today, friday, november 5th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good...
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. >> reporter: john boehner said the government is confronting problems reflected for years. the budget battles go beyond wisconsin. a growing number of governors across the country trying to stem the tide of red ink. right now the state aintercontinental ballistic missile, lower chamber which does not rely on democrats for a war up are skied alled to convene. they will try to pass the budget bill today. but in the state senate, the democratic senators say they will not return until the governor agrees to negotiate with them. matt? >> john yang in madison for us this morning. john, thank you very much. >>> now let's get a check of the other top stories of the morning from ann curry who is at the news december. >> good morning to you. the wave of protests in the arab world have also gripped libya where overnight pro-government demonstrators erupted the streets of the capital. video reportedly showing qaddafi. human rights watch, the death toll clashes this week have reached 24. >>> the senate has now approved a sweeping overhaul of the american's aviation system. democrats say
. >> reporter: john boehner said the government is confronting problems reflected for years. the budget battles go beyond wisconsin. a growing number of governors across the country trying to stem the tide of red ink. right now the state aintercontinental ballistic missile, lower chamber which does not rely on democrats for a war up are skied alled to convene. they will try to pass the budget bill today. but in the state senate, the democratic senators say they will not return until the...
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on sunday democrats blasted boehner, and senator schumer called the standoff a test of whether the house republicans are fit to govern. many senators have gone home, thinking their work was done. they'll find out later today if they have to come back to washington. in the presidential race today's last week of full campaigning before christmas. newt gingrich is trumpeting an issue popular with base conservatives, especially in iowa, remaking the judiciary. gingrich says if elected he'd do what he said some presidents have done before, ignore some supreme court rulings he doesn't like and wants judges more accountable and force them to appear before congress to explain their decisions. >> would you send the capitol police down to arrest him? >> you'd have to, or instruct the justice department to send the u.s. marshall. >> reporter: mitt romney calls gingrich an unacceptable risk based on past jobs. >> he has been unreliable and zany, i don't think you'd call mirrors in space to light highways at night particularly practical. >> reporter: as iraq war came to an official close over the wee
on sunday democrats blasted boehner, and senator schumer called the standoff a test of whether the house republicans are fit to govern. many senators have gone home, thinking their work was done. they'll find out later today if they have to come back to washington. in the presidential race today's last week of full campaigning before christmas. newt gingrich is trumpeting an issue popular with base conservatives, especially in iowa, remaking the judiciary. gingrich says if elected he'd do what...
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david gregory will have an exclusive interview with john boehner. natalie is here with head lines. >>> good morning, everyone. today, the senate judiciary committee gets down to work with gun control legislation before sending the bill down to the full senate. on wednesday, the committee harder from the father of 6-year-old jesse lewis, a first grader killed along with 19 classmates and six adults at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut. in an emotional testimony, he called himself the voice of his dead son. and said it is time to ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammo clips. >>> in a movement that seems to be fine frosty regulations, partisan relations congress is said to expand the newly expanded violence against women act. the law had expired in 2011 by spa expanding the impact to include gays and lesbians. >>> jack lew has been approved as the next treasury secretary. president obama praised the senate on the nominee. and said lew will work hard to ensure that everyone can make a decent live. >>> a local news anchor that vanished, pau
david gregory will have an exclusive interview with john boehner. natalie is here with head lines. >>> good morning, everyone. today, the senate judiciary committee gets down to work with gun control legislation before sending the bill down to the full senate. on wednesday, the committee harder from the father of 6-year-old jesse lewis, a first grader killed along with 19 classmates and six adults at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut. in an emotional testimony, he called...
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on wednesday, house speaker john boehner said congress will take action if the rule is not reversed. on the campaign trail, mitt romney has been criticizing the administration for the policy, but romney himself is under fire for requiring hospitals to provide the morning after pill to rape victims when romney was governor of massachusetts. >>> indiana's top state fair official has testified that the country duo, sugarland resisted delaying their show last august, despite threatening weather before a stage scaffolding collapsed in a thunderstorm, killing seven people and injuring 58 others. that testimony came from a deposition in a lawsuit that was released wednesday after the stage-rigging company, a stage hands union and the state fair commission were fined a total of $80,000 by state labor officials. sugarland was not fined. representatives for the band did not immediately respond to a request for comments from the "associated press." >>> caught on tape in georgia, a 7-year-old girl foiled what police say was an attempted kidnapping in the toy aisle of a walmart store. the girl ki
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he'll meet john boehner and harry reid, who both skipped last night's lavish state dinner honoring hu. president obama announced new business deals with china worth $45 billion. >>> a federal grand jury has indicted jared loughner for the tucson shooting spree that left six people dead and 13 wounded including gabrielle giffords. doctors say giffords was able to stand wednesday for the first time since she was shot in the head. >>> and a snow plow driver escapes serious injury when his truck loaded with two tons of gravel fell through the top deck of a parking garage in georgia. the truck had had be lifted out with a crane. >>> it is now 8:04. let's go back outside to al with a check of the weather. >> that's amazing video. >> toppled right over. >> all right. we've got elizabeth. it's your 12th birthdy. where are you from? >> new jersey. >> all right. happy birthday, sweetie. let's check your weather. let's check your weather, see what's happening. we've got winter storm watches and warnings and advisories all the way from oklahoma to boston. that's how far these extend. we're lookin
he'll meet john boehner and harry reid, who both skipped last night's lavish state dinner honoring hu. president obama announced new business deals with china worth $45 billion. >>> a federal grand jury has indicted jared loughner for the tucson shooting spree that left six people dead and 13 wounded including gabrielle giffords. doctors say giffords was able to stand wednesday for the first time since she was shot in the head. >>> and a snow plow driver escapes serious injury...
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they got support from some key leaders on both sides of the house, speaker john boehner as well as the minority leader, nancy pelosi of san francisco. there are tough questions left there, and many are asking what would happen after a strike takes place? they are wanting to reassure skeptical voters back at home. that's the latest from here, and now back to you. >> thank you. >>> let's turn to donald rumsfeld, and he is the author of a new book. >> you said the plans were a shot across the bow and limited strikes would be an embarrassment, and would it be better to do something limited or nothing at all? >> seems to me that's a false choice. either you do something that is worth doing, or you do nothing at all. the danger that is doing something that is not worth anything, seems to me, it makes the united states look like that's what we prefer, and quite the contrary, the president said repeatedly that's not what we prefer, and it seems to me the leadership lacked a vision and essence of leadership is to have a vision and clarity. that's where you develop the kind of support and unity
they got support from some key leaders on both sides of the house, speaker john boehner as well as the minority leader, nancy pelosi of san francisco. there are tough questions left there, and many are asking what would happen after a strike takes place? they are wanting to reassure skeptical voters back at home. that's the latest from here, and now back to you. >> thank you. >>> let's turn to donald rumsfeld, and he is the author of a new book. >> you said the plans were a...
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. >> even the speaker of the house, john boehner, i said is the economy improving and he said yes it is. he said it should be better. >> it should be a lot better. >> is that a bumper sticker to inspire people? >> take one example of an indicator of the economy that is still pretty woeful. gas was $1.83 a gallon when obama took over. we are looking at 4 and $5 a gallon gas because barack obama has no energy policy for this country. he has thwarted opportunity for resource development. people have a choice. do you want to fire that ceo of our country and replace him with somebody who knows how to add jobs. >> if things seem to be getting better, why would i take that chance and change the person in the white house? >> because things aren't getting better fast enough and they should be. people who are hurting and seeking that job, people who want to hold on to their businesses and to their homes and to be able to afford to send their child to college, people know that we have opportunity do even more and be better in america. >> if mitt romney is the nominee, one of the first real majo
. >> even the speaker of the house, john boehner, i said is the economy improving and he said yes it is. he said it should be better. >> it should be a lot better. >> is that a bumper sticker to inspire people? >> take one example of an indicator of the economy that is still pretty woeful. gas was $1.83 a gallon when obama took over. we are looking at 4 and $5 a gallon gas because barack obama has no energy policy for this country. he has thwarted opportunity for...
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getting in a room with mitch mcconnell, john boehner and other democratic leaders of congress and saying, we're not leaving here until we come up with solutions. that's what the people are paying us for. that's leadership and the president hasn't done it. >> i hate to get into this subject because you're a good dancer and you danced over the presidential thing on the other of whether you would run as a vice presidential candidate to mitt romney, will you tell me now it is out of the question, it will not happen? >> no. no, i won't. no matter how much you want me to. stop, matt. what i have said all along i want to be governor of new jersey. if you're a betting guy, bet on me being governor of new jersey after november 2012. i think it is rude and wrong to say you wouldn't do something you haven't been asked to do. >> have you had discussions with governor romney about it? >> zero. my job with mitt romney is to go out there and help him be elected as president of the united states. i don't want anything in return except for a better country. >> if you can be part of achieving that better
getting in a room with mitch mcconnell, john boehner and other democratic leaders of congress and saying, we're not leaving here until we come up with solutions. that's what the people are paying us for. that's leadership and the president hasn't done it. >> i hate to get into this subject because you're a good dancer and you danced over the presidential thing on the other of whether you would run as a vice presidential candidate to mitt romney, will you tell me now it is out of the...
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. >> house speaker john boehner, i know i'm going on a lot of different topics. >> sure, no problem. >> lot of stories are making news. members of your party are saying that the president needs congressional approval now to continue war operations in libya. it's been three months. do they have a point there? >> i think they have a very valid point. i wish the president, also, by the way, would speak more to the american people about the libyan situation. gadhafi is crumbling. he will go, in my view. unfortunately, because u.s. air assets were not used to any effect, that situation has been prolonged with needless deaths and casualties. but the president clearly has engaged the united states in hostilities and john kerry and i have a resolution that we're going to be bringing to the floor as soon as possible. >> all right. last question this morning, senator. and it's about the presidential campaign. you know the latest numbers the nbc news/"wall street journal" poll found just 45% of republicans are happy about the current crop of candidates on the republican side. would you consider
. >> house speaker john boehner, i know i'm going on a lot of different topics. >> sure, no problem. >> lot of stories are making news. members of your party are saying that the president needs congressional approval now to continue war operations in libya. it's been three months. do they have a point there? >> i think they have a very valid point. i wish the president, also, by the way, would speak more to the american people about the libyan situation. gadhafi is...
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the president has worked the phones calling speaker boehner trying to get something going on the payroll tax cut debate. but then like so many americans, he went christmas shopping. taking a president's best friend out for a chew toy run at a virginia strip mall. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: mr. obama bought gifts. >> this is for the girls now. >> reporter: and surprised shoppers who made their own video. being seen with people whose taxes could go up january 1st. >> you're more handsome in person. >> who said that? come on over here. >> reporter: not so warm and fuzzy on capitol hill where congress is stalled over extending the payroll tax break and unemployment benefits. >> we're here ready to go to work. >> reporter: house republicans insist on a one-year extension right now. the white house wants a two-month fix before working on a longer deal. leaving washington for a different battleground the campaign trail, mitt romney and newt gingrich locked horns over a blitz of negative ads. >> i know that the speaker would like to say, look. we shouldn't have any negativity. but if you c
the president has worked the phones calling speaker boehner trying to get something going on the payroll tax cut debate. but then like so many americans, he went christmas shopping. taking a president's best friend out for a chew toy run at a virginia strip mall. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: mr. obama bought gifts. >> this is for the girls now. >> reporter: and surprised shoppers who made their own video. being seen with people whose taxes could go up january 1st....
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. >> house speaker john boehner, other congressional leaders on hand for the tree lighting at the capitol. this year's tree is an 88-foot white spruce from minnesota decorated with thousands of handmade ornaments. just gorgeous there with the capitol dome under construction off in the distance. 8:06 now. let's get another check of the weather with mr. roker. al? >> thanks so much, natalie. we've got these kids. my friends say i'm crazy to stand out here. where are you guys from? >> connecticut. >> connecticut. you're missing school today? that's a good mom and dad to let you do that. wow! my mom wouldn't let me do that. all right. let's see what we have for you today. more rain in california. they need it. that's the good news. heavier rain to the north. they'll get heavy rain moving into southern california as well just as we get into the morning rush hour. some areas picking up five to six inches of rain, especially in the foothills. even as you get down into southern california. and it's going to be windy, too, with wind gusts of 45 miles per hour. that's what's going on around th >>>
. >> house speaker john boehner, other congressional leaders on hand for the tree lighting at the capitol. this year's tree is an 88-foot white spruce from minnesota decorated with thousands of handmade ornaments. just gorgeous there with the capitol dome under construction off in the distance. 8:06 now. let's get another check of the weather with mr. roker. al? >> thanks so much, natalie. we've got these kids. my friends say i'm crazy to stand out here. where are you guys from?...
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and house speaker -- if congress acts on this, house speak her john boehner will have to play a significant role on this. yesterday after the president's remarks, the speaker was noncome mittal, saying there was little urgency to act. >> david keane, president of the national rifle association. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. my pleasure. >> i'll start with the quote of the mother of a 6-year-old who died. people who want to own firearms responsibly have nothing to fear from the president's proposal. you represent those law-abiding gun owners. what do they have to fear? >> they have a good deal to fear. they have to fear the establishment of the national registry. in the last few days, a senator from california and governor of new york suggested one of their goals is what they call a forced buyback. if you can get a record of who owns firearms, then the government could force them to sell those guns back to the government. >> let's talk about the proposals -- fair enough. let's talk about what's been proposed by the president. starting with universal background checks. why would
and house speaker -- if congress acts on this, house speak her john boehner will have to play a significant role on this. yesterday after the president's remarks, the speaker was noncome mittal, saying there was little urgency to act. >> david keane, president of the national rifle association. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. my pleasure. >> i'll start with the quote of the mother of a 6-year-old who died. people who want to own firearms responsibly have nothing to...
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as for what happens next, the house speaker john boehner says that's up to the congressman, his family and his constituents. >> pete williams outside the courthouse this morning. >>> we move on to the war in afghanistan and an agreement that might keep the u.s. there for another decade or longer. richard engel broke this story and joins us from kabul. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. thousands of afghan officials are starting to gather here in kabul to vote starting tomorrow on a joint u.s.-afghan security agreement that if passed by both afghanistan and the united states could keep u.s. troops in this country for a lot longer. at a base in kabul, u.s. troops today training the afghan air force and doing what they're famous for, coping with whatever comes their way. >> we came here for a mission and we take care of the mission and then we go home. >> reporter: news of possible u.s.-afghan agreement that could keep u.s. forces in afghanistan for years taken in stride by the sergeant melendez from georgia. >> i think every soldier and sailor understands what they
as for what happens next, the house speaker john boehner says that's up to the congressman, his family and his constituents. >> pete williams outside the courthouse this morning. >>> we move on to the war in afghanistan and an agreement that might keep the u.s. there for another decade or longer. richard engel broke this story and joins us from kabul. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. thousands of afghan officials are starting to gather here in kabul...
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boehner laid down the law. he said, if you do it, that's it. >> boinking? >> i didn't say boinking. >> that's what you meant. so lindsay lohan went to court again. apparently she's accused of taking a $2500 necklace. the judge put bail down at $20,000, which she paid 10%, so it's $2,000 -- >> i thought it was 40. >> 20. anyway, when you listen -- he doesn't sound as tough as everyone was saying, does he? >> i don't think he sounds tough at all. maybe if it's a first offense, but i've lost count. nobody is dealing with the seriousness of this, it seems. >> everyone is talking about the outfit she walked in with, wearing the white, tight dress. >> i always felt sorry for her attorney because he's dealing with someone who isn't listening to her. her attorney should have said -- maybe she did -- that you wear something appropriate for court. maybe she didn't get the memo. the inappropriateness of all of it. you start to think maybe there is a different universe for you, the rules don't apply to you. every single person has to follow the same laws in this countr
boehner laid down the law. he said, if you do it, that's it. >> boinking? >> i didn't say boinking. >> that's what you meant. so lindsay lohan went to court again. apparently she's accused of taking a $2500 necklace. the judge put bail down at $20,000, which she paid 10%, so it's $2,000 -- >> i thought it was 40. >> 20. anyway, when you listen -- he doesn't sound as tough as everyone was saying, does he? >> i don't think he sounds tough at all. maybe if it's...
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and a programming note, tomorrow on "today" we'll have an exclusive interview with house speaker john boehner. we'll talk to him about the presidential race, hayes jen today in congress, and more. that's tomorrow here on "today" 73 once again here's ann. >> matt, thanks. now to what could be a major breakthrough when it comes to the epidemic of type ii diabetes. two new studies have found that weight loss surgery can reverse, possibly even cure, the life-threatening disease. dr. nancy synderman is nbc's chief medical editor. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> millions suffer from it. many unaware. my own mother had it. what is the toll this disease is taking? >> if you look at the global toll, it's estimated by the year 2030, which is really right around the corner, almost 10% of the global population will have type ii diabetes. it's going to cost a little over $476 billion. that means work days lost, amount of money spent treating it, and if you think about the kind of budget conversations we have in this country, or germany bailing out greece, there isn't enough money in the bank to t
and a programming note, tomorrow on "today" we'll have an exclusive interview with house speaker john boehner. we'll talk to him about the presidential race, hayes jen today in congress, and more. that's tomorrow here on "today" 73 once again here's ann. >> matt, thanks. now to what could be a major breakthrough when it comes to the epidemic of type ii diabetes. two new studies have found that weight loss surgery can reverse, possibly even cure, the life-threatening...
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john boehner and i came up with some good proposals when we came close to agreeing on a grand bargain. so it's not a lack of plans or policies that is the problem here. it is a lack of political will in washington. it's the insistence on drying lines in the sand. a refusal to put what's best for the country ahead of self interest or party or ideology. that's what we need to change. i realize that after what we just went there, there is some skepticism that republicans and democrats on the so-called super committee, the joint committee set up, will be able to reach a compromise. but my hope is that friday's news will give us a renewed sense of urgency. i intend to present my own recommendations over the coming weeks on how we should proceed. and that committee will have this administration's full cooperation. and i assure you, we will stay on it until we get the job done. of course, as worrisome of the issues of debt and deficit may be, the most immediate concern of most americans and of concern after the marketplace as well, is the issue of jobs. and the slow pace of recovery coming o
john boehner and i came up with some good proposals when we came close to agreeing on a grand bargain. so it's not a lack of plans or policies that is the problem here. it is a lack of political will in washington. it's the insistence on drying lines in the sand. a refusal to put what's best for the country ahead of self interest or party or ideology. that's what we need to change. i realize that after what we just went there, there is some skepticism that republicans and democrats on the...
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kind of like john boehner. i was like why are they all doing that spray tan stuff? >> get into the party as soon as you can. if i want food, get there before anyone else. >> it's like a savory donut puff. >> if i want a drink, i go to the bar before everyone else and just chill out for the rest of the night. >> we're going to head over to in style to see if i can do any better. people are trying to avoid me. what's your party plan tonight? >> you know i'm going to get myself a drink and then try to have a [ bleep ] great time. >> your party strategy tonight, what is that? >> i was hoping you could help me out. because i hear you are quite the party animal. >> get et roker. >> hey! we're dancing. did you check out taylor swift dancing over there? >> we're looking for oprah, have you seen oprah? that's who we are looking for. i'm looking for oprah. >> we are looking for a crowd of people. >> if you found a huge crowd, we know oprah is there. >> so there you have it the other parties are private. that's where i'm headed next. so no cameras allowed. >> al you crazy teen
kind of like john boehner. i was like why are they all doing that spray tan stuff? >> get into the party as soon as you can. if i want food, get there before anyone else. >> it's like a savory donut puff. >> if i want a drink, i go to the bar before everyone else and just chill out for the rest of the night. >> we're going to head over to in style to see if i can do any better. people are trying to avoid me. what's your party plan tonight? >> you know i'm going to...
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." >> speaking of politics you don't want to miss chuck todd's conversation with john boehner sunday on meet the press press. >> carson another day of agony, some ecstasy for the nfl draft fans. >> you mentioned a big weekend it is for sports. they got kicked off as the draft went underway in chicago this time making big news from the start. the tampa bay buccaneers chose florida state star quarterback as expected jameis winston as the first overall pick. tell you what we know. winston won the heisman trophy in 2013, his first pick didn't come without controversy. a checkered past with the suspensions for acting out on campus, accusations of sexual assault he was never charged for and the incident last year cited for stealing $32 of crab legs from a supermarket. following his selection on thursday winston faced that seafood separation head on putting out this instagram here of him enjoying crab legs, that quickly went viral. and he did address concerns on a more serious level saying it's about your actions, whatever is in the past is in the past. i look forward to gaining everyone's
." >> speaking of politics you don't want to miss chuck todd's conversation with john boehner sunday on meet the press press. >> carson another day of agony, some ecstasy for the nfl draft fans. >> you mentioned a big weekend it is for sports. they got kicked off as the draft went underway in chicago this time making big news from the start. the tampa bay buccaneers chose florida state star quarterback as expected jameis winston as the first overall pick. tell you what we...